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Senior Demand Planning Manager
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Oct 30, 2025 | |
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OverviewMicrosoft's Cloud business is expanding, and the Cloud Supply Chain (CSCP) organization is responsible for enabling the hardware infrastructure underlying this growth including AI! CSCP's vision is to empower customers to achieve more by delivering Cloud and AI capabilities at scale. Our mission is to deliver the world's computer with an industry-leading supply chain. The CSCP organization is responsible for traditional supply chain functions such as plan, source, make, deliver, but also manages supportability (spares), sustainability, and decommissioning of datacenter assets worldwide. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform for external customers. Our infrastructure is supported by more than 300 datacenters around the world that enable services for more than 1 billion customers in over 90 countries.Microsoft Cloud Planning (MCP) is the central planning function within CSCP focused on forecasting, demand planning, and supply planning for all Microsoft Cloud services and associated hardware, directly impacting the success of Microsoft's cloud business. We are seeking an experienced Senior Demand Planning Manager to join our team!Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.#CSCP #CSCPJobs
ResponsibilitiesOversee and direct the plan or forecast across the company for demand planning, applying advanced techniques like time series analysis, scenario planning, and simulation modeling. Leads capacity plan development and engagement, while impacting customer capacity availability and the bottom-line cost for global server deployments. Leads the designing of solutions to adjust to changes in demand after deployment and excessive finished goods. Drives process enhancements and supports strategic initiatives, model validations, and software integration for forecasting and planning tools in addition to project tracking, quarterly reporting, and financial variance analysis. Independently defines and manages strategic implementation for both new and improved processes two to three years in advance. Leads collaboration among team and leverages data to identify pockets of opportunities to apply algorithms to improve a solution to a business problem. Provides coaching to team members on business context, interpretation, and the implications of findings. Manages hardware and software roadmap. Engages with senior leaders to difficult business decisions around risk mitigation or de-risk. | |